San Antonio radio hosts cut, replaced by national voices

Fans appreciated the humor and honesty of the San Antonio hosts of “The Hardline with Ari & Chance” on KZDC 1250 AM (ESPN San Antonio). Ari Temkin confirmed he and David Chancellor were cut this week in favor of national ESPN programs. less

Fans appreciated the humor and honesty of the San Antonio hosts of “The Hardline with Ari & Chance” on KZDC 1250 AM (ESPN San Antonio). Ari Temkin confirmed he and David Chancellor were cut this week in ... more

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Fans appreciated the humor and honesty of the San Antonio hosts of “The Hardline with Ari & Chance” on KZDC 1250 AM (ESPN San Antonio). Ari Temkin confirmed he and David Chancellor were cut this week in favor of national ESPN programs. less

Fans appreciated the humor and honesty of the San Antonio hosts of “The Hardline with Ari & Chance” on KZDC 1250 AM (ESPN San Antonio). Ari Temkin confirmed he and David Chancellor were cut this week in ... more

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San Antonio radio hosts cut, replaced by national voices

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The growing trend of replacing local radio programs with less costly network and syndicated shows continued this week when San Antonio’s ESPN station cut the lively midday sports duo of David Chancellor and Ari Temkin in favor of national voices.

As of Thursday, “The Hardline with Ari & Chance,” which ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a little more than two years on KZDC 1250 AM (ESPN San Antonio), was replaced by two national ESPN shows.

For the 11 a.m. hour, ESPN’s 9 a.m. show “Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” was extended, and “The Stephen A Smith Show,” featuring Smith of ESPN TV and radio, now runs from noon to 2 p.m.

Attempts to reach Greg Martin, Alpha Media’s operations manager and content director for KZDC and KTSA, for comment were unsuccessful.

Asked what happened, Temkin explained in a Twitter message: “We were sent an email (Wednesday) from our bosses at around 1:30 p.m. ... to meet in the conference room and we were told we were being let go after the show.

“From what David and I were told it was a budget cut. Since they are going national now in our time slot, I’d think they’ll only have one local show for the time being,” he added.

That one show appears to be “The Blitz with Jason & Rob,” starring San Antonio hosts Jason Minnix and Rob Thompson, which airs evenings from 4 to 7 p.m. on KZDC.

On Thursday, Temkin wrote this on Twitter: “We took a lot of risks. We had a lot of fun. We had some high highs and low lows. You taught me a lot about myself. You were a mentor. I’m proud of the show we did. Thank you for taking the journey with me @DavidChancellor.”

“Lost a show, found one of my best friends. As we like to say ‘I’m all set,’” Chancellor, who also is a longtime sportscaster on WOAI-TV, tweeted.

Since Temkin wasn’t given a chance to say farewell on the air, he reminisced a bit on Twitter: “I came to San Antonio at a tremendous time to cover the #spurs. I saw them lose as a 1 in the first round and build it back up to a championship team in 2014. I saw the end of Tim Duncan and whatever the hell you call this season.”

Dozens of fans tweeted their sadness and anger at “The Hardline’s” demise in favor of national shows, complimenting the thoughtfulness and humor of the local program and wishing the hosts good luck.